Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,667, Levi Eno, Conn.

SERVICE
loonm
ono, Levi
NUMBER
8.31667
CONTENTS

22787 Connecticut
Yuri Enn
Adams - in the State of Conn who was a Pvt - in the Conn. commanded by Captain Strong of the Regt commanded by Col Butler in the Conn. Troops time for
6. mo 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn the rate of 22 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Mar 33 - and sent - W. R. Hible Esq. Gomers Conn
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $ 55.82 Semi-ann. allowance ending March - 11.16
$66.98
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. D. Bullen Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 12
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State of Connecticut } District of Ellington County of Tolland } Probate Court August 23 1832  On this 23 rd day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before Asa Willey Esquire Judge of Probate for the District of Ellington in said County now sitting at Simsbury in said District as a Court of Probate Levi Eno of Simsbury in said Tolland County aged 68 years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 4 th 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following Officers & served as herein stated -  1 st That on the first day of July 1780 at Simsbury let he enlisted into the Continental service for the term of six months. That he rendered at said Simsbury & was inspected & mustered by Col Noah Phelps of said Simsbury - that after inspection he & Richard Andrews - Elez Hisey, Lieut Humphrey, Lieut Platt & others commenced their line of march from Simsbury through Litchfield, New- milford & Danbury to New York Point on the Hudson River that they were then drafted into different companies to fill vacancies in the Regular Army Corps in the United States Army that he was placed in a Company of Infantry under the command of Capt Denys that when Baron Steuben reformed his Regiment of Light Infantry from the Connecticut line Capt Denys and a select part of his Company was placed in the Baron's Regiment of Light Infantry - that he was then in a Company under the command of Lt Israel Strong of East Windsor at which Company was annexed to the 2 d Regiment of Connecticut State Troops under the command of Col Butler and annexed to a Brigade commanded by Gen Benedict Huntington of which that Gen Huntington's Brigade & Gen Parsons Brigade marched to Peekskill from thence the whole Connecticut State line marched for Kings Ferry & crossed the River & proceeded to Orange Town thence the whole line moved to Tompkins in New Jersey, thence marched to a place called Patch in New Jersey at the last place the Troops of the Connecticut State line received orders to countermarch & returned by Kings Ferry to the highlands in the State of New York. for Winter Quarters & were then drafted into regiments to build Huts for the Regular Troops that he was discharged in December 1780 having completed a term of six months in the Continental service -  2 d That in August 1781 he was drafted from the Militia in Simsbury to perform a term of duty of six months weeks at New Haven that he was placed in a Company under the command of Capt Elisha Gane Lieut Hisey of said Simsbury & Ensign Nathaniel Roberts of

Winton let was stationed in the City of New Haven & assigned to a Regiment commanded by Col Aaron Austin of New Hartford & that he performed duty in New Haven for Six Weeks, & was then discharged about the 15 th day of September 1781 that on the same day in which he was discharged as aforesaid he joined a company of Troops stationed & doing duty in New Haven as a substitute for George Wilson of Simsbury let who was drafted from the Militia of Simsbury to do a term of duty of Six Weeks at said New Haven the Company was under the command of Capt Batten of Litchfield & Lt Joseph Goodwin of Simsbury let that he performed duty in said Company at said New Haven for the term of Six Weeks, when the whole Regiment was discharged at New Haven in the month of November 1781 - that he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service - That in answer to interrogatories pro- -pounded by the Court in obedience to the order of the Secretary of War he says that he was born at Simsbury on October 6 th 1763 that he has no record of his age except it be on the Town Records of Simsbury let - That at the time when he was called into service he lived at Simsbury - that since the Revolutionary War he has lived at Simsbury & Enfield let. Regiment Mass & Somers let when he now resides - that he was once called into service by enlistment - once by draft & once as a substitute for George Wilson - that Gen Huntington - Gen Parsons - Baron Steuben Col Brattle, Col Duryea - Col Smith - Col Wyllys - Col Mays were with the Troops when he served in the State line - That his service was in Guard, Patrols & Camp Duty - that he received a written discharge at the Highlands signed by Col Heman Swift of Trent let & countersigned by Lieut Hecker - which is now lost - that he is known in his present neighborhood by Gen Amariah Fisher, Major Ebenezer Clark, Benjamin Phelps Walter R Fisher, Oliver Chapin 2 d & Deacon Mudge Enquires who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension - annu- -ity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State - Levi Ennis
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Asa Willey Judge
We Amariah Fisher residing in Somers in Tolland County & Walter R Fisher residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Ennis of said Somers who has subscribed & sworn

to the above declaration - that we believe him to be 68 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Americk Fribber
Walter R Fribber
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Asa Willey Judge
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states - And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Americk Fribber and Walter R Fribber who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in said Town of Somers and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Asa Willey Judge
I Moses B Bull Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ellington in the County of Tolland do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Enn for a Pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 10th day of September 1832
Moses B Bull Clerk
State of Connecticut Tolland County ss Second June 18th 1838.
I Calvin Willey late a Justice of the United States certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Moses B Bull whom I certify as Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ellington is affixed to the foregoing proceedings and with his hand writing and I firmly believe he was on the 10th day of September 1832 and now is Clerk of said Court and that the signature to said Certificate purporting to be the signature of said Bull is his own proper hand writing and that the above seal purporting to be his official seal is the genuine seal of said Court of Probate and the only seal used by said Court to authenticate the records thereof.
Calvin Willey

10 090
Luis Erazo
Sassun St.
Enlisted July 17/80 Discharged 9 Decem ber 1980

31667
Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,667
Levi Eno
Li Rev Ins
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Concord Nov 1863 despatched see letter Nov 1863 Nov 25 Sep 1863

Levi Ennis 10.090
Conner Ct Sept 19
1832
addl proof Sep - 2
John Noble Esquire Acting Secy of War Washington City
Rev. Mr. Clark
John Noble

James St. Sept. 17, 1832
Sir,
Inclosed I send you a Deposition. For the benefit of some one of this place. When delivered. was transmitted a few days since - At the time, he made his declaration knew of no person, whose testimony he could obtain to prove his opinion - but he has been so fortu- nate as to obtain the inclosed Deposition - which I forward with great pleasure -
You will perceive, Sir, that in the declaration transmitted, from this place, we have not the benefit of the testimony of a clergyman - the reason is our clergyman is a young man, who has been with us but a short time. He is a stranger to our soldiers of the Revolution, & can not testify with safety to his conscience -
Most of our men are aged, broken down with infirmities of life, poor & decrepit. Some of them, in most of all things - but all of them are respectable, & sustained good characters for truth & virtue -
Accept Sir the expression of my high consideration
Walter R. Kibbe
Mr. Rabb - acting Secy of War

State of Connecticut - S.S. Farmers June 17 th 1833 County of Tolland
I Rodney G. Dennis, a Clengymon, residing in said Town of Farmers, hereby certify, that I am well acquainted, with Levi Enns of said Farmers, who filed his declaration for a pension, on the 23 rd day of August 1832, before Asa Willey, Esq., Judge of Probate for the District of Ellington, in said County; that I believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbour- hood, where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revo- lution; & that I concur in that opinion
R. G. Dennis
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Walter Kibbe Justice of peace
I hereby certify that Rodney G. Dennis, who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clengymon, residing in the Town of Farmers, in the County of Tolland, Connecticut, is a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credit, Farmers June 17 th 1833
Walter Kibbe Justice of peace
N.B. There was no Clengymon in Farmers when the original declaration was filed - Kibbe,

Enthralled by
State of Connecticut } County of Tolland } s. s. Tolland
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court certify that Walter R. Hubbell Esq before whom on the 17th day of June 1833 the within deposition of Rev. Rodney G. Dennis was taken and executed as a Justice of Peace in & for sd Tolland County legally authorized to administer oaths and take depositions — & I believe the within signatures purporting to be the signatures of sd Justice Hubbell are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 18th day of June 1833
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

Levi Eno
b. 21 days private
$ 22. 33
W. R. Kibbe Lomen Claimant Ct
44 66 1 16 65 82

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Levi Leno further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? No

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

State of New York Oneida County
John Ford of Vienna Oneida Co N.Y. aged 89 years very soon says he is well acquainted with Levi Eno of Somers Conn. and knew him in the Revolutionary War — and that said Eno served as a soldier with this deponent for the term of six months , in Col. Malbray's Co 2 d Conn. Regt. Col. Royst. from July 1780 to 1 st January thereafter and we were then discharged at or near Highlands, between Peekskill & Fishkill N.Y. John Ford
Oneida Co. Personally appeared before me John Ford & me known as a man of truth & veracity and made oath to the above affidavit this 24 th day of Augt 1832
Alva Whedon Justice of the Peace
Clerks office of George Brown Clerk of said County Oneida County do hereby Certify that Alva Whedon before whom the foregoing afft. depositions have been taken, was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified and the signature to the same I believe to be in his proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County this 25 th day of August 1832. Joseph B. Read Dep. Clk.

State of Connecticut, Tolland County ss On this 23 rd day of August A.D. 1882: personally appeared in open Court, before Asa Willey Esq. Judge of probate for the District of Ellington, in said County, now sitting at Somers, in said District, as a Court of Probate. Lucius Eno of said Somers in said Tolland County aged Sixty eight years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of 60 th cap. p ro p er ed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States, under the following officers & served as herein stated -
1 st That on the first day of July 1850. at Simsbury Ct. he enlisted into the Continental service for the term of six months. That he rendezvoused at said Simsbury, & was inspected & mustered by Colo. Nash O'Keefe of said Simsbury, that after inspection, he, & Richard Andrews, Eben H. H. L. Humphrey, Isaac Slater & others com- menced their line of march from Simsbury, through Litchfield, Newmilford, & Danbury Ct. to Nelson's Point on the Hudson River; that they were there, drafted into different companies, to fill vacancies, in the regular corps of the United States Army - that he was placed, in a company of infantry, under the command of Capt. Deyke, - that when Colonel Sturdivant raised his Regiment of light infantry from the Connecticut line, Capt. Deyke, and a select part of his company was placed in the Colonel's Regiment of light Infantry - that he was then placed in a company under the command of Lt. Israel Strong of East Windsor Ct. which company was attached to the 2 nd Regiment of Connecticut

State Troops, under the command of Colo Butler, and ex- tended to a Brigade commanded Genl. Jedidiah Huntington of Lt. Col. Genl. Huntington's Brigade & Genl. Parsons Brigade march- ed to Peks Kill. From there, the whole Connecticut State line marched for Kings Ferry & crossed the River, & proceeded to Orange Town; thence the whole line marched to Scarsdale, in New Jersey - thence marched to a place called Tuckahoe in New Jersey - at the last place the Troops of the Connecticut State line received orders to return home & returned by Kings Ferry to the High- lands in the State of New York - for Winter quarters, & were there drafted into squads to build huts for the regular Troops, that he was discharged in December 1780 having completed a tour of six months in the continued service -
2.
That in August 1781. he was drafted from the Militia in Litchfield Ct. to perform a tour of Duty of six weeks at New Haven Ct. that he was placed in a Company, under the command of Capt. Elisha can. St. Troops of said Litchfield, & Ensign Nathaniel Roberts of Windsor Ct., was stationed in the City of New Haven, & assigned to a Regiment commanded by Colo Aaron Austin of New Hartford Ct. - that he performed Duty in New Haven for six weeks & was there discharged about the 15 th day of September, 1781. That on the same day, in which he was dischar- ged as aforesaid, he joined a Company of Troops stationed & doing duty in New Haven, as a substitute for George Wilson of Litchfield Ct. who was drafted from the Militia of Litchfield to do a tour of Duty of six weeks at said New Haven - The Company was under the command of Capt. Cottin of Litchfield Ct. Lt. Joseph Goodwin of Litchfield Ct. That he per-

forwarded in said Company. at said New Haven for the term of six weeks, when the whole Regiment was discharged at New Haven in the Month of November 1781 - That he has no documentary evidence, & knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, -
That in answer to interrogatories propounded by the Count in obedience to the Counselor of the Secretary of War - says, that he was born at Linsbury Ct. October 6 th 1763 - That he has no record of his age, except it be on the Senior record of Linsbury Ct. that at the time, when called into service he lived at Linsbury; that since the Revolution only War he has lived at Linsbury, & Esopus Ct. Egremont N.Y. - & Saratoga Ct. where he now resides - That he was once called into service by enlistment, once by Draft. and once as a Substitute for George Wilson, that Genl. Mott, Col. Parsons, Baron Steuben, Col. Bradley, Col. Dayton, Genl. Parsons, Baron Steuben, Col. Bradley, Col. Dayton, Col. Swift, Col. Wyllys, Col. Meigs, were with the Troops, where he served, on the State line - That his service was on guard, patrols, & Camp Duty - That he received a written discharge, at the Highlands, signed by Col. Mott or Swift of Kent. Ct. & countersigned by Col. Mott - which is now lost - That he is known in his present neighborhood by Genl. Aaron Kirkland, Major Ebenezer Clarke, Benjamin O'Keefe, Walter O'Keefe, Oliver Chapin & & Deborah Mudge Elyes who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution -
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares, that his name is not, on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State - Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Levi Grafton Asa Mitchell Judge

We Amariah Kibbe residing in Somers in Tolland County & Walter A Kibbe residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Eno of said Somers, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age, that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution; & that we concur in that opinion -
Amariah Kibbe Walter A Kibbe
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Asa Wibley Judge
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Amariah Kibbe and Walter A Kibbe who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of said Town of Somers and are credible persons and that their state- ment is entitled to credit
Asa Wibley Judge
August 23 1832 The foregoing are the original proceedings of the Court of Probate for the District of Ellington. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court thereat. Attest Moses B Bull Clerk
I hereby certify that Moses B. Bull who has subscribed the foregoing certificate by him made as clerk of the Probate Court of the District of Ellington is clerk of said Court. & that the foregoing signature by him made is true & genuine -
Hartford October 23 rd 1833
W. Ellsworth att C
Levi Eno Deed of Sale dated 18 th Dec 1780 and 9 th Dec 1780
18 1780 Dec 18